Hawai'i resident jailed in protest

MelissaB

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Sun Oct-09-05 01:10 PM
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Hawai'i resident jailed in protest

By Karen Blakeman
Advertiser Staff Writer

Retired Army officer and former career diplomat Ann Wright recently added a new experience to her varied background.

The Honolulu resident was arrested Sept. 26 in front of the White House while protesting with Cindy Sheehan, the Gold Star mom who has become a rallying point for the anti-war movement.

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Wright, Sheehan and 371 other people were arrested outside the White House lawn for demonstrating without a permit.

"It won't be the last time," Wright said.

She said she was given a plastic identity bracelet — similar to those given to hospital patients — when she was processed to enter jail, and she plans to start collecting them.

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http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051009/NEWS01/510090363/1190/NEWS

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yorkiemommie1

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Sun Oct-09-05 01:40 PM
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1. aloha to ann wright

I'm proud of you and the others!

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